Re: Wine download page usability problem

[James Mckenzie]

Austin English  wrote:
> Sent: Feb 20, 2009 10:32 AM
> To: Dan Kegel 
> Cc: "[e-mail]" 
> Subject: Re: Wine download page usability problem
>
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Dan Kegel  wrote:
> > Can we add in a line at the top saying
> > "Stable version 1.0.1 of Wine can usually be installed
> >  just like any other Linux application using your
> >  package manager (e.g. in Ubuntu, do Applications / Add/Remove,
> >  select Wine, and click Apply Changes).
>
> Nitpick, but instead of 'Linux', use 'native'. FreeBSD's ports
> contains wine, as well as NetBSD's.

Please exclude MacOSX which does not include Wine and I doubt it ever will.
> > I think we should also move the text
> > "This endorsement is the primary recognition that CodeWeavers has
> > requested in exchange for hosting the Wine web site."
> > to the bottom of the page, and change it to read
> > "Thanks to CodeWeavers for hosting WineHQ.org".
>
> +1

++1

James McKenzie

Wine download page usability problem

[Austin English]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:37 AM, James Mckenzie
 wrote:
> Austin English  wrote:
> > Sent: Feb 20, 2009 10:32 AM
> > To: Dan Kegel 
> > Cc: "[e-mail]" 
> > Subject: Re: Wine download page usability problem
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Dan Kegel  wrote:
> > > Can we add in a line at the top saying
> > > "Stable version 1.0.1 of Wine can usually be installed
> > >  just like any other Linux application using your
> > >  package manager (e.g. in Ubuntu, do Applications / Add/Remove,
> > >  select Wine, and click Apply Changes).
> >
> > Nitpick, but instead of 'Linux', use 'native'. FreeBSD's ports
> > contains wine, as well as NetBSD's.
>
> Please exclude MacOSX which does not include Wine and I doubt it ever will.

MacOSX doesn't have a native/builtin package manager that is used to
download and install applications. Fink/etc. come close, but A) they
aren't there by default and B) that's why the qualifier 'usually' is
there.